Happy Birthday, Aunt Kristy!
We love you and miss you so much! We hope you have a great birthday and we wish could be down there celebrating with you! Know that we are thinking of you and sending lots of love your way!
Happy Birthday!!
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Happy Easter!
Happy Easter - from our family to yours!
I have to be honest....with the move and everything going on in our lives, we completely forgot that Easter was coming so quickly! When I spoke with our realtor, Susan Baldwin, the day before our final home walk-thru, she asked what our plans were for Easter. I asked her when Easter was and she told me that it was this coming weekend. I told her that I had absolutely no plans and that the Easter bunny may not be visiting our house this year. She told me not to worry, that she would take care of a basket and eggs for Alex. We are so grateful to have found her - she has been an absolute blessing to us!
At our walk-thru, she arrived and did not disappoint. She had a beautifully wrapped and filled Easter basked for Alex. She also had about two dozen plastic eggs that she had filled with candy and money for Alex. We are so thankful for her kindness - it definitely alleviated a little stress from my life!
On Easter Eve (is that even what it is called?), we hid the little plastic eggs around the house and set out Alex's Easter basket!
Easter morning, Alex woke up and started to find the eggs hidden around the house. At first, he would open an egg, get so excited at the contents and forget that there were more eggs to be found. Eventually, he realized it was a much better idea to collect all the eggs and THEN open them up to find his treasures. He loved the candy filled ones - and ate several before he ate breakfast. As he opened the ones filled with money, he would take the coins (or dollar bills) out and say "my money"! His Easter basket was sitting on the coffee table and once he discovered it, he could hardly wait to tear into it! More chocolately, candy goodness - my boy definitely has a sweet tooth!!
Here are some pictures of Easter morning:
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Because he had a great time hunting and finding the Easter eggs, while Alex was taking his afternoon nap Larry and I decided to re-fill the Easter eggs from his morning hunt (yes, we re-used the candy) and re-hide them in the yard! It was perfect weather and we knew that we would be outside most of the afternoon anyway!
Once he woke up, he was so excited to run around the yard and find more eggs! He got just as excited each time he found one and didn't seem to notice that we recycled the Easter candy from that morning! he ran around the yard collecting eggs. Once all the eggs were found and more chocolate was consumed, he rode his truck around the yard, played with his golf clubs and played tee-ball!
Here are some pictures of Easter afternoon:
We hope that you all had a wonderful Easter filled with love, family and friends!
I have to be honest....with the move and everything going on in our lives, we completely forgot that Easter was coming so quickly! When I spoke with our realtor, Susan Baldwin, the day before our final home walk-thru, she asked what our plans were for Easter. I asked her when Easter was and she told me that it was this coming weekend. I told her that I had absolutely no plans and that the Easter bunny may not be visiting our house this year. She told me not to worry, that she would take care of a basket and eggs for Alex. We are so grateful to have found her - she has been an absolute blessing to us!
At our walk-thru, she arrived and did not disappoint. She had a beautifully wrapped and filled Easter basked for Alex. She also had about two dozen plastic eggs that she had filled with candy and money for Alex. We are so thankful for her kindness - it definitely alleviated a little stress from my life!
On Easter Eve (is that even what it is called?), we hid the little plastic eggs around the house and set out Alex's Easter basket!
Easter morning, Alex woke up and started to find the eggs hidden around the house. At first, he would open an egg, get so excited at the contents and forget that there were more eggs to be found. Eventually, he realized it was a much better idea to collect all the eggs and THEN open them up to find his treasures. He loved the candy filled ones - and ate several before he ate breakfast. As he opened the ones filled with money, he would take the coins (or dollar bills) out and say "my money"! His Easter basket was sitting on the coffee table and once he discovered it, he could hardly wait to tear into it! More chocolately, candy goodness - my boy definitely has a sweet tooth!!
Here are some pictures of Easter morning:
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Because he had a great time hunting and finding the Easter eggs, while Alex was taking his afternoon nap Larry and I decided to re-fill the Easter eggs from his morning hunt (yes, we re-used the candy) and re-hide them in the yard! It was perfect weather and we knew that we would be outside most of the afternoon anyway!
Once he woke up, he was so excited to run around the yard and find more eggs! He got just as excited each time he found one and didn't seem to notice that we recycled the Easter candy from that morning! he ran around the yard collecting eggs. Once all the eggs were found and more chocolate was consumed, he rode his truck around the yard, played with his golf clubs and played tee-ball!
Here are some pictures of Easter afternoon:
We hope that you all had a wonderful Easter filled with love, family and friends!
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho...It's Off To Work We Go!
I think we are raising the eighth dwarf...
In the past couple of days, we have watch Snow White several times (at the insistence of Alex).
Alex has decided that he loves the song that the dwarves sing in it! You know the one, "Heigh ho, heigh ho...it's off to work we go!" We often hear him walking around the house singing "HEIGH HOOOOO, HEIGH HOOOOO!"
Today, I was lucky enough to get him singing it on video. If you listen closely, you can hear him trying to say "it's off to work we go" - it comes out more like "off work go"!
After watching this so many times, I don't know if it is the singing that makes me laugh so hard or the ADD that he is displaying. A quarter of the way through the song he starts looking at his arms, then his legs, then he takes off his boots - typical child with a short attention span!!
Enjoy the video of our little dwarf :)
In the past couple of days, we have watch Snow White several times (at the insistence of Alex).
Alex has decided that he loves the song that the dwarves sing in it! You know the one, "Heigh ho, heigh ho...it's off to work we go!" We often hear him walking around the house singing "HEIGH HOOOOO, HEIGH HOOOOO!"
Today, I was lucky enough to get him singing it on video. If you listen closely, you can hear him trying to say "it's off to work we go" - it comes out more like "off work go"!
After watching this so many times, I don't know if it is the singing that makes me laugh so hard or the ADD that he is displaying. A quarter of the way through the song he starts looking at his arms, then his legs, then he takes off his boots - typical child with a short attention span!!
Enjoy the video of our little dwarf :)
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Park Day
We decided to take advantage of the incredible weather we were having today. Larry, La-La (our cousin Amanda), Alex and I went to play at the park.
It was so busy - you could definitely tell that it had been the first nice day in a LONG time! Since Alex has been attending school, he interacts with other children so much better now - I'm not scare about him plaing with other kids anymore!
First Alex had a little bubble blowing fun with La-La:
After that, we let Alex play on the playground. He really liked riding the "yee-haw" and playing in the sand pit! We are strongly considering getting him a sandbox for the new house...unless someone else wants to get it for him (hint, hint). Here are a few pictures of Alex playing on the plaground:
And finally, our child is showing characteristics of becoming slightly OCD :) (he might get that from his Mama!) The child would not stay out of the sand pit, but he did not like feel of sand in his sandals. He had each one of us stop what we were doing, pulled us down to his level, and sat on our laps until we took off his shoes and bushed the sand out from between his toes. After we all (Larry, Amanda and I), had dusted the sand out of his shoes one time each, we made him to it himself. It was so cute watching him do it...he had such determination. Enjoy the pictres:
We had a great day at the park - and knowing that is probably our last time at the park in Enterprise was slightly bittersweet. Alex, Larry and I have spent many days there - walking around the lage, feeding the ducks and playing on the playground. We were very happy that we got to share the park with Amanda...I know that Alex was so excited that hse was there!
It was so busy - you could definitely tell that it had been the first nice day in a LONG time! Since Alex has been attending school, he interacts with other children so much better now - I'm not scare about him plaing with other kids anymore!
First Alex had a little bubble blowing fun with La-La:
After that, we let Alex play on the playground. He really liked riding the "yee-haw" and playing in the sand pit! We are strongly considering getting him a sandbox for the new house...unless someone else wants to get it for him (hint, hint). Here are a few pictures of Alex playing on the plaground:
And finally, our child is showing characteristics of becoming slightly OCD :) (he might get that from his Mama!) The child would not stay out of the sand pit, but he did not like feel of sand in his sandals. He had each one of us stop what we were doing, pulled us down to his level, and sat on our laps until we took off his shoes and bushed the sand out from between his toes. After we all (Larry, Amanda and I), had dusted the sand out of his shoes one time each, we made him to it himself. It was so cute watching him do it...he had such determination. Enjoy the pictres:
We had a great day at the park - and knowing that is probably our last time at the park in Enterprise was slightly bittersweet. Alex, Larry and I have spent many days there - walking around the lage, feeding the ducks and playing on the playground. We were very happy that we got to share the park with Amanda...I know that Alex was so excited that hse was there!
Monday, March 8, 2010
Moving Update
Just wanted to let everyone know that as of March 30, we will be the owners of our new house. The closing date has been set for March 30, 2010 at 2:00 pm.
We are so excited to begin this next, new chapter in our life!
We are so excited to begin this next, new chapter in our life!
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Fun Day Outside
It was the first pretty day that we have had here in awhile. Larry, Alex and I decided to take full advantage of it :) We let Alex run, play and have fun!
Alex had a blast, running around the swingset, riding on his four-wheeler, riding his tricycle - wearing his helmet (safety first, you know?) and playing ball with Daddy!
It is sad to know that this is one of our last times playing in the yard with Alex at the house in Enterprise, but we are so excited to be creating new memories with Alex in our new house and yard!
Enjoy the pictures from our day in the yard!
Alex had a blast, running around the swingset, riding on his four-wheeler, riding his tricycle - wearing his helmet (safety first, you know?) and playing ball with Daddy!
It is sad to know that this is one of our last times playing in the yard with Alex at the house in Enterprise, but we are so excited to be creating new memories with Alex in our new house and yard!
Enjoy the pictures from our day in the yard!
Thursday, March 4, 2010
New Blog Design
As you can all tell, I have had a fancy new blog make-over! I love it!!
My friend Amanda creates incredible graphic designs for notecards, invitations and now blogs! She is so very talented and I am so lucky that she offered to design one for me! She did all this from me telling her that I liked circles and colors and that I wanted our picture on top! She has such a creative mind!
If you like my blog makeover and would like something new for yourself, go visit her etsy shop at: Little Bean Shop. If you don't see something on the page she has set up, feel free to message her and let her know that I sent you and tell her what you have in mind! I bet she can create something amazing for you, too....and I know you won't be disappointed!!
My friend Amanda creates incredible graphic designs for notecards, invitations and now blogs! She is so very talented and I am so lucky that she offered to design one for me! She did all this from me telling her that I liked circles and colors and that I wanted our picture on top! She has such a creative mind!
If you like my blog makeover and would like something new for yourself, go visit her etsy shop at: Little Bean Shop. If you don't see something on the page she has set up, feel free to message her and let her know that I sent you and tell her what you have in mind! I bet she can create something amazing for you, too....and I know you won't be disappointed!!
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Happy Birthday, Uncle PJ!
Happy Birthday, Uncle PJ!
We love you and miss you so much! We hope that you are having a wonderful day...you deserve it!
Know that we are sending you lots of love and wishing we could be with you!
Happy Birthday!
(P.S. - I know these pictures don't show your face, but I thought they were so cute!!)
We love you and miss you so much! We hope that you are having a wonderful day...you deserve it!
Know that we are sending you lots of love and wishing we could be with you!
Happy Birthday!
(P.S. - I know these pictures don't show your face, but I thought they were so cute!!)
Sweet Baby Katelyn
Here are a few pictures of our sweet "niece"! I took these when I was in Ohio for Joshua's birth!
Enjoy these pictures...she is a ham! I love her smiles and her giggles! God help her if Larry and I don't have a little girl in the future...I plan to spoil her rotten!
Enjoy these pictures...she is a ham! I love her smiles and her giggles! God help her if Larry and I don't have a little girl in the future...I plan to spoil her rotten!
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Happy Birthday, Joshua Carl Davis!!
Our "nephew" Joshua Carl Davis (and I put that in quotes because he isn't really blood related to us, but I feel so much like Jenny, my best friend, is my sister that he is my "nephew"), was born on February 26, 2010 at 1:50 pm.
The birth was incredible to witness. Jenny allowed me to be in the delivery room with her. I have never felt more honored or filled with pride/happiness in my entire life! And seriously, Jenny is my hero...three pushes and Joshua was born! She is amazing!
Joshua weighed in at 6 pounds 10 ounces and was 19 inches long. He did great breastfeeding immediately after birth and has been a feeding champ ever since :)
For those of you that don't know, Carl was Jenny's dad's name. He passed away nearly 2 years ago. Jenny thought it was a fitting tribute to give her son, her dad's name...and I couldn't agree more!!
Welcome to the world Joshua! We already love you so much and we are so thankful you are now a part of our lives. You have given your mom so much sunshine...and she has most certainly needed it! You are destined for great things, little one. But for now, we are just ready to enjoy you and all that you are!
Here are some pictures of Joshua taken while I was in Ohio. Enjoy!
The birth was incredible to witness. Jenny allowed me to be in the delivery room with her. I have never felt more honored or filled with pride/happiness in my entire life! And seriously, Jenny is my hero...three pushes and Joshua was born! She is amazing!
Joshua weighed in at 6 pounds 10 ounces and was 19 inches long. He did great breastfeeding immediately after birth and has been a feeding champ ever since :)
For those of you that don't know, Carl was Jenny's dad's name. He passed away nearly 2 years ago. Jenny thought it was a fitting tribute to give her son, her dad's name...and I couldn't agree more!!
Welcome to the world Joshua! We already love you so much and we are so thankful you are now a part of our lives. You have given your mom so much sunshine...and she has most certainly needed it! You are destined for great things, little one. But for now, we are just ready to enjoy you and all that you are!
Here are some pictures of Joshua taken while I was in Ohio. Enjoy!
Friday, February 19, 2010
We Have a House
After looking at nearly 15 houses in two days, we narrowed our decision down to what we think is the "perfect" house! We found it in the Highland Park Subdivision in Hampton Cove!
The house is 3,000 square feet, has a master bedroom, master bath, great room, breakfast nook, huge kitchen, dining room and upstairs there is a rec room, laundry room, two smaller rooms (one will go to Alex and we hope to fill the second with another child), a bathroom for the kids and a larger guest room (with it's own bathroom). It has a large fenced in yard - great for BBQ's and a swingset for Alex, with plenty of room for the dogs to run around!
Here are a few pictures of the house! Enjoy!
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The house is 3,000 square feet, has a master bedroom, master bath, great room, breakfast nook, huge kitchen, dining room and upstairs there is a rec room, laundry room, two smaller rooms (one will go to Alex and we hope to fill the second with another child), a bathroom for the kids and a larger guest room (with it's own bathroom). It has a large fenced in yard - great for BBQ's and a swingset for Alex, with plenty of room for the dogs to run around!
Here are a few pictures of the house! Enjoy!
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Monday, February 15, 2010
Off to Huntsville...
...we are spending the rest of the week looking for a house in Huntsville! We have a list of about 12 houses that we are so excited to look at. Our real estate agent, Susan Baldwin, has been absolutely wonderful about sending us houses to look at via the internet.
Seriously, how did people search for an out of town home before the internet?
Wish us luck this week in our house-hunting adventures. We are feeling slightly under pressure, since we have a potential buyer for our home here in Enterprise and they would like to close at the end of March or in mid-April! Yes, we have had an offer (and a great offer) on our house - after being on the market for ONLY 4 days! We know we are completely lucky and blessed!
So, please don't be offended if we don't get a chance to see everyone that we want to on this trip. We just HAVE to find a house - it is definitely a #1 priority!!
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that my next post has plenty of pictures showing you our new home!
Sick, Sick Little Boy
For the past two days, Alex has been unusually grumpy and moody. He has also had some chest congestion and a deep cough.
We weren't too worried about it until last night, when he had a miserable night of sleep. I had to go in several times to rock him back to sleep and comfort him. Then when he woke up this morning - crying and telling us "ear hurt, kiss Momma" or "hurt ear, kiss Daddy"! It was pitiful. He was doing all he could to to stay awake, even though he wanted to go to sleep.
We called the doctor and they went ahead and told us to come in. We were supposed to be at the doctor for a 10:00 am appointment. At 11:00, I finally asked what was going on and why it was taking so long - apparently they lost our ticket (basically bad communication between the front and back office). Luckily for us, Alex was feeling so miserable and he slept during the wait - he was so pitiful:
Once we were taken back, the Nurse Practitioner looked Alex over. He did have a fever of 102, he did have a nasty cough and chest congestion (but luckily it hasn't spread to his lungs...YET) and he did have an ear infection. He got a prescription for an antibiotic and for a cough/congestion medicine. We were also told to alternate between tylenol and motrin every three hours.
Then on the way home from the doctor's office, Alex slept...AGAIN. He did eat a few bites of his burger and some french fries before nap. I was also able to get his medicines filled and get a dose in him before naptime. He slept like a champ during naptime. In fact, we even had to go and wake him up at 4:15 pm.
I do have to say amidst all of this, we are throughly enjoying the extra snuggle time. And we are quite please with ourselves that this is the first ear infection in 2.5 years of Alex's life :)
Please send some good thoughts for our little boy - we certainly can use them and we will certainly appreciate them!
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Happy Valentine's Day!
Happy Valentine's Day from our family to yours!
Love,
Larry, Sarah and Alex
Here is a pictures of the beautiful tulips that Larry sent me (and the other cards on the mantle):
The card right next to the tulips is special...Alex made it for me! He colored it and put stickers on it (which he later decided he wanted back)!
Here is a picture of Larry's presents - various Alabama notecards, sticky notes (Larry loves his sticky notes), "Things to Do" list and notepaper:
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Happy Birthday, Grandpa Pete!
Happy 41st Birthday, Grandpa Pete!
We hope you have a great birthday! We are sending you lots of love on your birthday!
Happy Birthday!
Friday, February 12, 2010
Snow Day...in Enterprise, Alabama!
Well, the weather reports were right...we did get snow here in Enterprise, Alabama!
If I had to guess, we probably have gotten around 4 inches of snow - it is absolutely beautiful!
Larry woke up and it was only raining, so he went into work. Shortly after leaving the house, the rain turned into snow. He was told to go home around 9:30 am, so we were able to have Daddy home to play in the snow with us :)
Dressed in his warm clothes - I just love this hat:
Playing in the snow:
Rolling up the body for the snowman:
Yes, our snowman is wearing a flight helmet:
The new car...in snow:
Here is a slideshow of pictures:
Happy Birthday, Grandma Karen!
Happy Birthday, Grandma Karen!
We love you and miss you! We wish we could be there in Florida to celebrate with you, but know that we are thinking of you and sending you so much love!
We will play in the snow for you today and take plenty of pictures :)
Happy Birthday, Grandma :)
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
THANK YOU...
...to someone for a gift for Alex! No, I'm not being coy about who sent it....we really don't know who it was from :)
Yesterday, we received the cutest little gift for Alex. It is called "Blocks in a Box" and personalized with his name on it.
The shipping label states that it was shipped from a shipping company in Niceville, Florida, but there was no invoice in the box to tell us who sent this super cute gift to Alex. I sent e-mails and texts to everyone that I could think of asking who sent it...no
one knew! It is still a mystery to us!
Whoever you are (and I hope you read our blog), THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENT FOR ALEX!!! It was such a nice surprise to receive a gift like this in the mail - especially when we weren't expecting it! If you did send Alex this gift, will you please comment on this post so we can properly thank you :)
Here are some pictures of Alex's "Block in a Box":
Sunday, February 7, 2010
House for Sale
Well, we did it...our house in Enterprise has been put up for sale!
For those of you that don't know, Larry's division has been relocated to Huntsville. So, where they go, we will follow :) Most of his division moved up during 2009 while we were living in Maryland. His report date is at the end of May, so our goal is to be up in the Huntsville area by the middle of May so we can get settled in a new house.
We have looked at houses online in Huntsville and have found a bunch that we like! We have narrowed it down to about 15 that we want to see during our "house-hunting" trip from February 17 to February 21.
We are both excited and nervous. As fun as this new adventure will be, it was kind of sad to put our "first home" up for sale. This is the house that we bought together, started our family in, made improvements to and really enjoyed for the past 3 and a half years. We have created so many memories in this house, but we look forward to making just as many memories in a new house!
And for any of our readers that know anyone that is in need of a house in Enterprise, Alabama. Please feel free to contact our Real Estate Agent - Joe Smith (334) 347-314o. You can view the link to our house at: http://idx2.wiregrassidx.com/listing.php?mls=30082&site_id=681&client_search=1350554
Here is a slideshow of our house pictures:
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Biker Boy
Today, we took Alex out for a ride on his tricycle!
We always make him wear a helmet - we are trying to get him used to wearing it for the future!
He is slowly learning how to pedal the bike and he loves it.
Here are some pictures of Alex riding his tricycle today:
We always make him wear a helmet - we are trying to get him used to wearing it for the future!
He is slowly learning how to pedal the bike and he loves it.
Here are some pictures of Alex riding his tricycle today:
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